GitHub Architect

XPT Software Australia Pty Ltd | Contract

Sydney, Australia | Posted on 06/22/2026

• XPT SoftwareAustralia PTY Ltd, incorporated in 2016, is a Software Services company
• XPT works with topclients across Australia in Banking, Insurance, Telecom,Retail, Energy, Mining and Manufacturingdomains.
• We have 120+technocrats in Australia working at our clientlocations.
• XPT SoftwareAustralia is part of group companies which has globalpresence across India & Europe.
• We have served100+ clients globally, fulfilling their onsite-offshoreneeds.

Job Description

JobDescription:

JD :

A GitHub Architect is a senior technical expert responsible for designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-gradedevelopment workflows, repository structures, and CI/CD pipelines on the GitHubplatform.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Design : Architect scalable, enterprise-grade GitHuborganizations and repository structures matching business and securityneeds.
• Governance Strategy : Create policies for access control, branchprotection, repository lifecycle management, and auditing.
• Platform Migration : Lead complex migrations and strategy roadmaps movingcodebases and CICD pipelines from Jenkins, Bitbucket, or Azure DevOps toGitHub
• Security Enforcement : Implement GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) controls,including secret scanning, dependency tracking, and code scanning
• Technical Mentorship : Act as a trusted advisor to teach development teams
• Stakeholder Engagement : Collaborate with security, product, and leadershipteams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Required Technical Skills

• Expert GitHub Administration: Deep knowledge of GitHub Enterprise Server,Cloud, organization provisioning, and GitHub APIs.
• Advanced Version Control: Mastery of Git internals, complex branchingstrategies (GitFlow, Trunk-Based), and merge conflict resolutions.
• CI/CD Mastery: Deep experience crafting custom, reusable GitHubActions, runners, and environments.
• DevSecOps Tooling: Practical experience configuring securityscanners, binary repositories, and quality monitoring systems.
• Cloud & Containers: Proficiency with cloud-native hosting (AWS,Azure, GCP) and container ecosystems like Docker and Kubernetes
• Consultative Mindset: Ability to actively listen to engineeringfriction points and offer structural remedies.
• Clear Communication: Adept at translating complex DevOps setups intohigh-level visual roadmaps for executive leadership.
• Problem Solving: Technical curiosity to debug deep pipelineblockers, caching issues, or runner resource limitations